Visual Development Intern, DreamWorks Animation, Spring 2026

“What would you say you do here?” For feature animated films, Visual Development artists imagine and propose ideas for what the animated world should look like based on the story, characters, and action. They use reference, illustration, drawing, design skills and animation and 3D tools like Maya to build visuals that convey ideas about how they envision the look of the world. The goal of the internship is to experience visual development in a production environment over the span of 10 weeks. The intern will be partnered with a production over the span of 10 weeks working closely with Production Designers and mentors. This intern will work through concept designs to final designs by pulling reference, crafting mood boards and designing sets, props, color keys, and more.